Slavic
pronunciation
How to pronounce Slavic in British English:
UK [ˈslɑ:vɪk]
How to pronounce Slavic in American English:
US [ˈslɑvɪk]
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- Noun:
- a branch of the Indo European family of language
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to Slavic languages
Word Origin
- Slavic (adj.)
- 1813; see Slav + -ic. Earlier in same sense was Slavonic (1640s), from Slavonia, a region of Croatia; Slavonian (1570s). As a noun in reference to a language group from 1812.
Example
- 1. The slavic language of modern macedonia , closely related to bulgarian .
- 2. The slavic language of the czechs .
- 3. English also has few of the diminutives that add subtlety to slavic social interchange .
- 4. In late january bishops from russia , ukraine and the slavic diaspora will meet to elect a new patriarch .
- 5. The area was settled in ancient times by germanic , slavic and celtic tribes .